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From: dpg@cs.nott.ac.uk (Dave Gymer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mint ?
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.081652.27081@cs.nott.ac.uk>
Date: 12 Jun 91 08:16:52 GMT
References: <1991Jun10.125127.14745@oakhill.sps.mot.com> <8Fqc41w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
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In article <8Fqc41w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> mforget@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Michel Forget) writes:
>Jim_Holt@aprdlgtr.sps.mot.com (Jim Holt) writes:
>
>> I have seen quite a few references to MINT in this group.  I
>> am curious about what it is ?  Is this something like Unix
>> for an ST ?  If so, how/where does one obtain it ?
>
>MiNT is a Multi-Tasking program for the Atari ST.  I have tried using it, 
>but it is difficult unless you have MGR, which is a program that manages 
>the multi-tasking.  Since I couldn't locate this program, I gave up on 
>the entire ting.  You need about 2-4 Megs to use it seriously, though.  
>Or at least that is what I have been told.  1 Meg isn't enough to do 
>anything useful.  The program (MiNT) is able to Multi-Task TOS and TTP 
>programs, and keep them running even while a GEM application is running.  
>It won't multi-task GEM programs, but it will let you run one while other 
>things are running in the background.  If you have enough memory, and can 
>locate MGR (or really like command lines) then try to get MiNT.  Once you 
>get it running, it is supposed to be great...

Actually, even with MGR you'll need to like command lines (us UNIX types do :-)
at least until someone writes something like a MGR desktop. MiNT works well
from a shell that supports it (bash, ksh, and the init that comes with it).

You can do useful stuff in 1 meg, but, yes, more memory is _very_ useful.

Once you get it running, it _is_ great! (Perhaps someone would care to replace
the piccy of Bob in the character set with one of Eric Smith? :-)
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